Upland Partners with UNICEF Brazil

Support of Web3 Education Programs and Training Opportunities for Brazil’s Youth

Upland and UNICEF Brazil announced a long-term partnership to develop a new social project and Web3 academy to meet the urgent need for expanded education, training, and employment opportunities for young people.

This unique partnership aims to ensure that thousands of Brazilians between the ages of 18 and 24 are educated in web3, creating a link between secondary education and training. Program participants will learn the skills to contribute to the new virtual community-driven environment of virtual worlds.

As a part of the partnership launch, Uplandme, Inc. the largest metaverse platform mapped to the real world, will host a holiday sale for its 3 million + community members to purchase exclusive UNICEF- and holiday-inspired digital goods for their virtual properties. The sale’s proceeds will be used as a direct donation to Unicef, including dedicated funds to support and sponsor the education programs of UNICEF in Brazil.

On the Upland platform, two UNICEF-branded structures will be built on properties in Rio de Janeiro to create the outdoor decor models to be sold in the UNICEF Showroom, which fans can visit virtually. These items, inspired by holiday gnomes, are popular digital items with which Upland users customize their…